Yeah, hopefully Del Potro will be back in his customary #5 position after this season.

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Considering it is all HC from here on and he stays injury free, I assume he will be there indeed by the end of the year. I am a huge fan and it would break my heart to see him getting hit by yet another malaise.

Considering it is all HC from here on and he stays injury free, I assume he will be there indeed by the end of the year. I am a huge fan and it would break my heart to see him getting hit by yet another malaise.

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Took the words right outta my mouth!

It's definitely gonna be a fun summer, with Delpo knocking on the door to the Top 10, and the current placeholders trying to keep him out

Nothing changed last week in the top 9, but last week's World No. 11 (Jurgen Melzer) fell a full 7 levels to just above Juan at No. 18, even tho he played Stuttgart.

JMDP didn't play last week, and he's coming from Argentine winter into USA summer, but he's done well here on the hot hard courts, having beaten ARodd for the title in 2008.

Nice interview from the Los Angeles Tennis Center @ UCLA yesterday:

. . . Del Potro arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday from his home in Tandil, Argentina, and he will be the second-seeded player at the Farmers Classic tennis tournament, which begins Monday. Del Potro will play his first match Wednesday night against the winner of a first-round battle between Michael Berrer of Germany and James Blake. . . .

Considering it is all HC from here on and he stays injury free, I assume he will be there indeed by the end of the year. I am a huge fan and it would break my heart to see him getting hit by yet another malaise.

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I was just skimming but when I got to the end of this sentence I suddenly thought.... "Wait, did Xavier Malisse hit Del Potro before? How did I miss this?"

And to think, he could still gain ranking points in the first 3-4 months next season since he was still coming back at the start this year. He only reached the second round at this years Australian Open for example.

Good luck to him, it's great to see him back, that forehand is beastly!

And to think, he could still gain ranking points in the first 3-4 months next season since he was still coming back at the start this year. He only reached the second round at this years Australian Open for example.

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There is obviously alot of points to be gained next year. He ran into Djok and Nadal at the 3rd and 4th rounds of RG and Wimbledon respectively this year. Being in the top 8 next year would mean he would avoid these players until at least the QFs. Also he had to withdraw from Madrid after two matches and didn't play Rome because of the hip injury. Not to mention the results from Miami, and even IW, can be improved on.

If things go well (no injuries), Delpo should be back to his "normal" ranking of #3-5 by this time next year.

This week, Delpo's in Montreal for the Rogers Cup, for which he was runnerup in 2009. After beating JNieminen to progress to Rnd 2, Del's round 2 match was rained out and rescheduled for today vs. MCilic. Meanwhile, he did improve a level in the world tour rankings this week!

Browsing through this thread a for the 1st times the Jaws theme song comes to mind. All the players above Delpo looking over their shoulders and running in terror as he approaches. But its useless as one by one he slowly overtakes them.

With no points to defend, the euro indoor swing just means more points for Delpo ....... Juan's straight-set victory over Philipp Petzschner earlier today put him into the singles quarterfinals ... may also be a portent of a second victory, this time in the doubles. Delpo/Stepanek are now on court to play vs. the team of Melzer/Petzschner @ http://www.lshunter.tv/tennis-live-streaming-video.html

interesting ... the underdogs, Delpo/Steps, take the first set from the wimby champs, 64

perhaps practice for DC in december?

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too bad for Melzer, who shanked a lot in front of the hometown crowd
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stepanek was all over the place stellar, he and delpo seeming to get along just fine, won the match 63, 64 ... their team is into the QF, where they will face the austrian team of haider-maurer/oswald

He's bunked off half the year with illness yet when I've worked out he'll just drop down to a mere #9 or #10, only if his 'friends' below him don't suddenly turn on their hidden GOAT modes.

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I miss Robin. Never thought it would happen, but he added something and now that he's gone, I miss him ... stay away from the contagion, Robin! ... guess we won't see him again till next year ... hope he comes back 100%

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K so, Homeboy, what are your calculations for Delpo? If he wins here in Vienna (which seems likelier day by day), then he'll have an additional 250 points ... or will he? ... why did this atp writer say it would be 230? was that a typo? 20 points less than the tournament represents? Is that possible? ...

thx ........ now for question #2: If Del can't statistically make it into the top 8 even if he wins the remaining tournaments between here and London ... can he statistically make it into the top ten by year's end??? :?:

It is in the deciding set now and Anderson escapes break point on his serve at 2-3 with 3 straight aces. Remember he's beaten Murray in Montreal and gave Novak a fight in Miami, so a very dangerous apponent that south african is.

k, so del won't prolly be in the top 8
but he might very well end up in the top 10 by year's end

juan just seemed to run out of gas today in the third set, even end of the second, and jowillie got stronger as the final progressed.

JWT gets 250 points
JMDP gets 150 points

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Omg 25 aces for Jo! And only 4 break points for Delpo, 3 of them in the very beginning of the match. No wonder he lost. Now to Valencia, where the field looks very strong, such players as Verdasco, Isner, Davydenko, Cilic are unseeded! Delpo himself is drawn to meet Tursunov in the 1st round, then probably Anderson and probably again Tsonga in the QF. I wouldn't count on Delpo going too far there....